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Fire in London skyscraper: NatWest Tower, the highest...

January 17, 1996

Fire in London skyscraper: NatWest Tower, the highest building in London's financial district, caught fire, billowing smoke before the blaze was brought under control after an hour. There were no reports of injuries or of sabotage. NatWest hasn't occupied the 458-foot-high building since it was damaged by an Irish Republican Army bomb in April 1992. The building is Britain's second-highest after the Canary Wharf tower. There were about 500 construction workers renovating the tower when the fire broke out.